The Top 50 PGA Tour players from Memphis advanced to the BMW Championship, so let’s look at who was eliminated.
The PGA Tour’s playoffs began last week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, where the top 70 competed for a massive check and FedEx Cup points.
Now, the field is down to the top 50 players for the BMW Championship. Those same top 50 players also qualified for all eight Signature Events in 2025.
Twenty PGA Tour players ended their season on Sunday, including many fan-favorites.
Jordan Spieth is one of those 20 guys to head home. One of the most well-known names in professional golf will not continue his season. He finished 67th in the FedEx Cup standings, which will help him in the FedEx Cup Fall portion of the season if he can play.
But that is doubtful. Spieth’s elimination may be a blessing since he has a nagging wrist injury that will require surgery. Spieth said he will need to undergo the operation “ASAP,” meaning he could be absent for a while.
Regardless, which other players were eliminated from the playoffs?
No. 51: Tom Kim
No. 52: Mackenzie Hughes
No. 53: Maverick McNealy
No. 55: Justin Rose
No. 58: Nick Taylor
No. 60: Min Woo Lee
No. 61: Ben Griffin
No. 67: Jordan Spieth
Tom Kim had a strong season but was the first one outside the Top 50 by a measly 17 points. Kim would have likely advanced if he had finished higher at the FedEx Cup, St. Jude. Instead, he made three straight sixes over his final three holes to tie for 50th. If he could have made par on one of those final three holes, he likely would have advanced.
Maverick McNealy was another who came extremely close to getting inside the mark. He finished T-12 in Memphis but was 170 points behind 2025 Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, who finished 50th.
Min Woo Lee is a fan favorite, and despite finishing T-22 in Memphis, he did not do enough to get inside the Top 50. With only two top 10s in 2024, he will have better production to surpass round one next year.
Justin Rose made an incredible run at the Open Championship but did not make enough cuts in 2024 to get inside the Top 50. He came close and had a strong performance in Memphis but came shy of the mark.
Which among these players surprises you the most? Sound off below in the comments.
Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. For more golf coverage, follow us @_PlayingThrough on all major social platforms. You can also follow her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @golf_girl_sl.
